Co 466 (Late Roman pentanummion of Justinian I from Nicomedia) [permalink] [show fewer links]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Not after (date)

538

Not before (date)

527

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Typological identification

Coin

Comparanda

DOCI Justinian I 114, p. 111, pl,. XXV

Comparanda

Dengate1981, p. 169, nos. 102-104 (Gymnasium area, Corinth)

Comparanda

MIB1 Justinianus I 111, pp. 61, 117, pl. 22

Description

Flan too small for type by roughly one-third.

Preservation comment

Wear: VG. Extensively nicked and chipped edge; extensive, slight to moderate pitting and rare gouging. Scattered spots of light blue bronze disease on both faces.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 58, no. 800 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Late Roman/Early Byzantine“)

Axis (1-12)

6

Has denomination

Pentanummion

Numismatic Authority

Justinian I (527-565)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

8.0

Numismatic Mint

Nicomedia

Numismatic Weight (g)

0.45

Obverse Description

Diademed and draped head to right

Obverse Inscription

[ P?] P? AV[G]

Reverse Inscription

Christogram; to left and right, Ν - Ⲉ; within beaded border

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Christian Chi-Rho (Visual Motif)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph